Non-critical string duals of four-dimensional CFTs with fundamental matter
Résumé
The two-derivative approximation to non-critical strings is used as a qualitative tool to find solutions dual to four dimensional CFTs with matter in the fundamental. Two solutions are discussed: an AdS_5xX_3 which is dual to an N = 1 SCFT only for a ratio of N_f/N_c and an AdS5 which is proposed to be dual to N= 0 QCD in the conformal window. All solutions have curvatures of the order of the string scale. This contribution is based on [1].